True Tales from the Pelican Statefrom the longest Civil War battle to one of history's worst man-made disastersLouisiana is well known for its spicy gumbo, Cajun music, and horrific hurricanes, but few may know why Tarzan once swung through the piney woods, how an entrepreneur used a land auction to build a town in a day, or how one man's vision drew thousands of miracle-seekers to an empty field for over twenty years.
It Happened in West Virginia takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Mountain State's storied past.
To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Diversion Books is publishing seminal works of the era: stories told by the men and women who led, who fought, and who lived in an America that had come apart at the seams.
Our fascination with the trickster figure, whose presence is global, stems from our desire to break free from the tightly regimented structures of our societies.
Sunday, June 22, 1941: three million German soldiers invaded the Soviet Union as part of Hitlers long-planned Operation Barbarossa, which aimed to destroy the Soviet Union, secure its land as lebensraum for the Third Reich, and enslave its Slavic population.
THE BOOK: In every generation, according to Jewish tradition, thirty-six just men, the Lamed-waf, are born to take the burden of the world's suffering upon themselves.
In late November 1941, two college football teamsWillamette University and San Jose Stateset sail for Honolulu for a series of games with the University of Hawaii.
David Danelo spent three months traveling the 1,952 miles that separate the United States and Mexico--a journey that took him across four states and two countries through a world of rivers and canals, mountains and deserts, highways and dirt roads, fences and border towns.
Sunday, June 22, 1941: three million German soldiers invaded the Soviet Union as part of Hitlers long-planned Operation Barbarossa, which aimed to destroy the Soviet Union, secure its land as lebensraum for the Third Reich, and enslave its Slavic population.
'Unflinchingly candid and extraordinarily powerful' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Dominic Gregory hasn't just delivered a survey of courage and determination - Lifeboat at the End of the World is a hymn to human decency, and that makes it a very timely book indeed' TIM WINTONDo you really think all lives are worth saving?
Known as the Father of the Outdoor Movement, William HH Murrays writings have been appreciated by generations of readers looking to nature as an escape from our daily lives as well as a portal to our past, perhaps none more so than his classic Adventures in the Wilderness: Or, Camp-Life in the Adirondacks.
Big Ideas: A Guide to the History of Everything narrates the history of the universe, Earth, life, and humanity while analyzing how grand stories about the past, present, and future are crafted and framed.
A bold call for the American Left to extend their politics to the issues of Israel-Palestine, from a New York Times bestselling author and an expert on U.
Now adapted for young readers ages 12 through 18, the national bestseller that makes real American history come alive in all of its conflict, drama, and complexityLies My Teacher Told Me is one of the most important-and successful-history books of our time.
The triumphant conclusion to Tim Robinson's extraordinary Connemara trilogy, which Robert Macfarlane has called 'one of the most remarkable non-fiction projects undertaken in English'.
From the Author of WOMEN, RACE AND CLASS, this is a timely provocation that examines the concept of attaining freedom in light of our current world conflictsIn these newly collected essays, interviews and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y.
Discover unrelenting spirit and strength in the extraordinary true story of Franci: a woman who survived the holocaust against all of the odds'Achingly moving, gives much-needed hope.
This is a comprehensive volume capturing the Lardner style and offering a considerable insight into Americas favorite sportswriter Ron Rapoport has done a superb job in his selectionThe New York Journal of Books Frank Chance's Diamond is a time machine.
From the first Polynesian voyagers who crossed vast oceans in fragile waka, to the arrival of European settlers and the shaping of a modern nation, A History of New Zealand traces the remarkable story of Aotearoa through discovery, conflict, adaptation, and identity.
A remarkable true story about saving life in wartime, not taking it'War is often described in terms of blood and treasure The Lifesavers tells the story of the people who saw blood as treasure.
The acclaimed true story—originally published in Mountain Gazette and a finalist for the Livingston Award in International Reporting One night in September 1943, a Jewish mother took her nine-year-old son in one arm and five-year-old daughter in the other and jumped off a moving train to save their lives.
Hidden History of Britain: Declassified Events, Secret Projects, & Forgotten OperationsBritain's modern history contains far more hidden layers than most people realise.
Black Projects: Experimental Technology and Secret Military ProgramsBehind closed doors, experimental technologies and classified military projects have shaped the modern world in ways never fully disclosed to the public.
